Perinatal Mental Health

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:15 pm on 21 June 2022.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 2:15, 21 June 2022

(Translated)

Thank you very much. Next week, I will be co-sponsoring an event to mark the first anniversary of the unit for mothers and babies in the south, Uned Gobaith. As you know, this unit was opened in the middle of the pandemic, and it's faced challenges as a result of that, but, of course, it is developing to be a very valuable resource for women who experience mental health issues around the perinatal period.

One in four women can develop problems of this kind. I am therefore concerned about mothers in my constituency and across the north of Wales that there is no access to a specialist unit close to home for these mothers. Will you commit to develop specialist support in an appropriate location? You talk about a nurse, but we need an appropriate location for women in north Wales. Will you prioritise moving forward with the creation of this provision? It has been in the pipeline for some time. We need to see action.